Summer Beach

Over the next month, Sonia had to receive visitors while also going out to discuss various matters.

So she was basically running back and forth between the island and elsewhere every day.

Fortunately, after a few days, Harvey had Sonia buy a space fighter. Otherwise, who knew how much time would have been wasted traveling back and forth.

Of course, the space fighter was not solely for Sonia’s travel. Whenever it was not in use, it could be handed over to Tony for research.

Originally, Harvey had planned to buy a large Cosmic Battleship outright, but Sonia talked him out of it.

It was not only because Sonia felt it was too wasteful. Using such a large Cosmic Battleship for personal travel would also be inconvenient.

Even if they bought a Cosmic Battleship, they would not have enough funds for Mr. Tony to conduct research and development.

So it was best to proceed step by step and let Mr. Tony start by researching space fighters.

Once Mr. Tony thoroughly understood space fighters and began producing them for profit, he would surely have accumulated considerable technology and knowledge by then. Naturally, they would also have the funds for further research and development.

A month later, Sonia spent 370 million to purchase a small island of only two hundred square kilometers, located fifty nautical miles from Void Island.

She also had a factory built, bought the necessary equipment, and trained a group of technicians to work in separate roles, producing the precision components needed for gravity devices.

Once the parts were manufactured and assembled, they would be sent to Tony’s laboratory on Void Island. After Jarvis entered several programs, a gravity device would be complete.

The 800 million order required the production of eight hundred gravity devices.

Generally speaking, gravity devices suitable for small and medium-sized Cosmic Battleships cost at least five million each.

Tony Stark’s only cost one million apiece, cutting the price by four million.

Normally, that would indeed be a loss, but the production cost was only a little over three hundred thousand. Including labor, each one only cost four hundred and twenty thousand.

Moreover, as Tony Stark had only just entered the arms industry, if he wanted to take a bite out of the market held by the industry giants—

he had to start by offering better performance at lower prices. Once he began making a name for himself, the selling price of Tony’s technology could be raised.

Knowing that things were on the right track and that in a few months he would have enough money to buy a space fighter, Tony decided to relax for a while.

It was now June 2010, the hot summer season on Xandar.

Many people had gathered along the shore of Void Island, most of them men, with only three women among them.

There had never been many women willing to come to Void Island and persist in their faith to receive blessings.

Still, those three were bright blossoms among the grass. Dressed in bikinis that showed off their hot figures, they left the men around them dazzled.

When Tony arrived at the beach, he suddenly heard a muffled thunderclap-like boom!

A spherical object flew toward him like a cannonball. Tony’s gaze sharpened as he spread his palm and thrust it forward.

With a bang!, the spherical object landed in Tony’s hand, still spinning rapidly and producing smoke from friction. The force behind it made Tony slide two meters backward, leaving a clear trench in the sand.

The scorching friction caused some pain in Tony’s hand, but he paid it no mind because the pain was rapidly fading.

Tony looked closely and discovered that he was holding a volleyball.

"Tony, it’s rare to see you here. Want to play?"

A voice came from the side, inviting him.

Tony looked over and found Renoli inviting him to a match.

"Competing with you doesn’t seem very fair to me."

Tony spun the volleyball in his hand, walked over, and said with a smile.

"We’re just playing for fun. Of course, we can’t use our real strength. We need to control our power while playing."

"Otherwise, who would dare play with Kyle?"

Renoli said, pointing his thumb behind him.

Hearing that, Tony looked over and saw the mountain-like, burly Kyle leap more than ten meters into the air on a thirty-meter beach volleyball court.

His thick arm swung down fiercely, followed by another boom! like muffled thunder.

Just hearing that sound was enough to make one feel the astonishing power behind it, yet the volleyball he struck did not burst.

It shot toward the other side like a blazing meteor.

Kyle’s opponent was Lacey, who wore a black bikini that showed off her hot figure.

Lacey’s eyes were sharp. With a movement of her body, she appeared at the landing point. The sand beneath her feet rippled from the impact, sending loose grains flying as she caught the volleyball.

After the volleyball bounced up, Lacey pushed off the ground with both feet and leaped high into the air. She slammed it down with a bang!, and the volleyball flew back at bullet-like speed.

Kyle had only just landed when he charged forward like a running giant bear. Every step he took produced a deep rumble as he quickly caught the ball and struck it again.

Lacey and Kyle played volleyball with incredible intensity, yet the ball never burst. It was clear that both of them had exquisite control over their strength.

"Sure. What are the rules?"

Tony spun the volleyball in both hands, walked to the opposite side of Renoli’s court, and asked.

"Failing to receive the ball costs one point, hitting it out of bounds costs one point, and bursting the ball costs one point. The loser treats."

Seeing interest appear in Tony’s eyes, Renoli explained the rules.

Since every member of the Void Cult possessed physical abilities beyond ordinary people—

even common sports from the ordinary world became exceptionally intense when they played them.

However, all kinds of sports were also the most popular activities among the members of Void Island.

There were not only prizes involved, but they could also train their control over their strength. Most importantly, winning proved that their control over power was superior.

Their damn competitive spirits meant that no one wanted to lose, so whenever various athletic competitions were held, everyone became extremely enthusiastic.

Since it was summer, they could look at beautiful women, play in the water, and enjoy the feeling of a summer beach. As a result, even more people had gathered, and betting had even started on who would win.

Of course, the stakes were not large. It was only a matter of treating someone a few times.

Every member of the Void Cult was now a foodie. How could they be willing to gamble heavily and leave themselves without money to eat for a while?

"It’s my first time playing. I need to test how hard the ball is."

Hearing the rules and seeing the lively atmosphere around him, Tony’s fighting spirit rose as well.

What man did not want to display his absolute brilliance in the same competition and receive cheers and applause?

"Do whatever you want. I can even let you serve first later."

Renoli said indifferently.

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The fourth update was here.